March 21, 1918 - Missed Opportunity and Trip to Galveston

Herman and Susan (Sherwood) Weber

 

DeGeorge Hotel

Houston, Texas

March 21, 1918

9:25 AM

Dear Folks at home,

            George expected to get a couple of days off and thought he would get today and tomorrow so we got up fairly early, got our breakfasts and were ready for him about eight o’clock as he said we might look for him any time after that but he hasn’t come yet.

            Yesterday his regiment had a special drill and review by their general which we might have seen if we had known as much as we do now but George himself did not know just where they would have it and I did not understand what he said about the time so by the time we did finally get a “line on things” that part of it was over and they told us there was nothing else worth going out to see in the afternoon though George said last night that there was some of the ordinary work which we might have seen.  I suppose that if I had not been half sick with this cold and digestive disturbance that I might have gotten up earlier in the morning and we would have found out about   things in time enough to see part of it at least or we might have seen the “windup” if we had followed Herman’s suggestion and gone out to Camp about eleven but being one of those people who always want to know before I “leap” I thought best to find out where it was to be before we started out because if we went to Camp and it wasn’t there we would have practically no chance of getting out to the “remount” (where it was held).  Well, I suppose there is no use crying over “spilled milk” or lost opportunities but it surely was a great disappointment to George and to use that we were not there. If George had been able to find out just what they would do so as to tell us just what to do it would  have been all right but he could not find out until so late that he did not have time to phone, and being very inexperienced ourselves in a strange place we were slow in finding out things. 

            I can’t imagine what is keeping George so long this morning unless he could not get anyone to ride for him and had to go himself. He had planned a trip to Galveston today or tomorrow and then out to Camp Saturday or Sunday.  I told him that when he was off duty that he was to take us where he wanted and do with us as he pleased. Oh, it surely has been fine just to see him even if we did miss seeing him in his work.

            Here he is, couldn’t get off sooner.  We must hurry and catch the next interurban to Galveston if possible.

            Will tell you more in our next or when we get home, most likely the latter as I am not much good at letter writing.

            Oh so much much love to you each and an extra kiss for Margaret. 

Your loving Susan and Herman and George.